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B.C. to start fall COVID-19 booster campaign with recently approved bivalent vaccines

B.C. to start fall COVID-19 booster campaign with recently approved bivalent vaccines

VANCOUVER — British Columbia unveiled a fall COVID-19 battle plan that includes newly approved booster vaccines and flu shots to ward off the expected return of respiratory illnesses, with few expectations for more lockdowns and mask mandates.
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Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes

Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes

VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to a Vancouver First Nation to build 3,000 homes on land that was once an ancient village that was burned and expropriated a century ago.
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Trudeau announces $1.4B federal loan to Westbank's Senakw project

Trudeau announces $1.4B federal loan to Westbank's Senakw project

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned the sod to begin the four-phase, 11-tower Senakw condo project Tuesday.
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North Shore Rescue responds to three calls for injured hikers

North Shore Rescue responds to three calls for injured hikers

Back-to-back calls came in on Monday afternoon, including one for a woman who fell down a steep rock face on North Vancouver's Dog Mountain.
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Support pours in for North Van sushi shop owner after racist attack

Support pours in for North Van sushi shop owner after racist attack

North Vancouver RCMP are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime
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Coquitlam grad, army vet starts H.E.R.O. to help Ukraine

Coquitlam grad, army vet starts H.E.R.O. to help Ukraine

Former Coquitlam resident Terry Malchuk co-founded the H.E.R.O. Society to help get donations to the war-torn country of Ukraine.
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Supply chain relief on the horizon for importers, exporters

Supply chain relief on the horizon for importers, exporters

Transpacific shipping demand down, cargo congestion easing at West Coast ports
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Crews keep close watch on one B.C. wildfire, as another delays school in northeast

Crews keep close watch on one B.C. wildfire, as another delays school in northeast

Wildfire officials in British Columbia say they are working with BC Parks and the Transportation Ministry to prepare for the spread of a blaze that has charred 19 square kilometres of bush in a provincial park east of Vancouver.
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VIDEO TRIBUTE: Dawson Creek trucks roll in memorial of truckers killed near Golden

VIDEO TRIBUTE: Dawson Creek trucks roll in memorial of truckers killed near Golden

Slow roll in memorial.
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Environment Canada ends air quality advisories for southeastern B.C.

Environment Canada ends air quality advisories for southeastern B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says it has ended its air quality advisories for southeastern British Columbia. The previously issued alerts spanned the Okanagan and Kootenay regions, extending north to the Cariboo and Yellowhead.
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